Sequoia Cutover - Impact to H&S Services

As part of the Sequoia system implementation, several H&S services will experience delayed synchronization of data, limited availability, or outages between June 19 and June 30. This article outlines what to expect and how you may be affected.

What's Happening

The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI), and Authority Manager systems will undergo scheduled outages as part of the Sequoia cutover process. Data processing will also be paused, which means no new data will be loaded or refreshed during this time.

Timeline and Impacts

Complete Outage: June 19 (noon PDT ) – June 21

  • Authority Manager will be unavailable

Delayed Data Loading: June 20 – 25

  • EDW data processing will be suspended
    • No data loads or refreshes will occur
    • Reports may show outdated information

Complete Outage: June 25 – 30

  • EDW and OBI will be completely unavailable from 5 pm on June 25 through 8 am on June 30

H&S Services Affected

The following H&S services will be impacted during these periods:

  • Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI)
    • Dean's Discretionary Report
      • No new data updates (6/20 - 6/25)
      • Unavailable (6/25 - 6/30)
    • Handson BI reports and dashboards in OBIEE
      • No new data updates (6/20 - 6/25)
      • Unavailable (6/25 - 6/30)
  • Tableau
    • Faculty Dashboards
      • Available but no data updates (6/20 - 6/30)
    • Financial Decision Support Dashboards
      • Available, but no data updates (6/20 - 6/30)
  • PMWeb
    • No new Oracle Financial data updates (6/20 - 6/30)
  • PTA feeds
    • Handson and PMWeb - No new PTA data updates (6/20 - 6/30)
  • Authority
    • No authority updates for Handson (6/19 - 6/21)

What You Need to Know

If you rely on any of these services for time-sensitive decisions or reporting, please plan accordingly and complete any necessary work before June 19.

Questions or Concerns?

If you have questions about specific services listed above, please do not hesitate to reach out using our service-specific support forms. Please refer to the following page on the H&S IT Website for support options:

If you are unsure how this outage may affect your work, please use the H&S IT General Support form. 

For a complete overview of all university systems affected during the Sequoia cutover, please review the full timeline and platform impacts at:Stanford Sequoia Cutover and Platform & System Impacts

Thank you for your patience while this important system transition is completed.